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12/28 15:31 CST Haggerty erupts for 23 second-half points as Kansas State takes
down Louisiana-Monroe, 94-85
Haggerty erupts for 23 second-half points as Kansas State takes down
Louisiana-Monroe, 94-85
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) --- PJ Haggerty scored 23 of his 24 points in the second
half as Kansas State held on to defeat Louisiana-Monroe, 94-85 on Sunday.
Haggerty, who was third in the nation in scoring (22.8 points per game)
entering the game, was 0-for-6 from the field in the first half. He went
7-for-10 (9-for-9 on free throws) the rest of the way to earn his ninth
20-point game of the year. He also grabbed eight rebounds to pace K-State.
Nate Johnson added 14 points and Abdi Bashir Jr. scored 11 for the Wildcats
(9-4) as they finished their non-conference slate on a four-game winning streak.
ULM led for much of the first half until the Wildcats took the lead for good on
David Castillo's three-pointer that started an 8-0 run. K-State led 46-36 at
the half, and stretched their lead to as many as 20 points in the second frame.
The Warhawks (3-11) were led by Krystian Lewis (25 points) and Lavell Brodnex
(21 points, eight rebounds), and MJ Russell chipped in with 17 points.
K-State shot 47% from the field and 29% from deep, out-rebounded ULM 43-30, and
got 28 bench points to ULM's 8.
Up next Kansas State begins their Big 12 schedule on Saturday when they host BYU. Louisiana-Monroe hosts Southern Miss on Thursday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
